October 4, 2013

MORE TO BLUE ISU Homecoming 2013

Friday, October 4, 2013 Volume 121 Issue 18 ____________________

More spirit than ever: As Homecoming nears, Indiana State’s spirit squad is the strongest it’s been in years PAGE 16

From Provost to Parade Marshal: A look at the former provost’s life postretirement and receiving the honor PAGE 8

Into the tundra: A preview of Saturday’s game against the Penguins of Youngstown PAGE 2

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THE GRIDIRON GANG IS BLEEDING BLUE Indiana State’s football team returns home to take on Youngstown University after battling Tennessee Tech JARED MCCORMICK Reporter It is homecoming time again at Indiana State, and the Sycamore football team is poised to capture a victory against the Penguins of Youngstown State University to start its Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule.

The Sycamores are currently 1 – 3 on the season while the Penguins are 4 – 1 on the season and 1 – 0 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

Head Coach Mike Sanford will take the helm for the fifth time this season and his second time at home. The Sycamore’s last home game was against the Hawks of Quincy University and it yielded a landslide victory for ISU. This matchup between the Sycamores and the Penguins marks the 24th time that these two teams have marched against each other on the gridiron. The Penguins own a 20 – 3 all time record against the Sycamores. However the last three contests have been split 2 – 1 in favor of Indiana State. That includes a home victory over the Penguins during the 2011 season.

The current head coach of the Penguins is 1 – 2 all time against the Sycamores and is in his fourth season at Youngstown State.

The Sycamores are coming off of a close loss to the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech. The final score was 38 – 37 in favor of Tennessee.

During this competition, however, senior running back Shakir Bell returned to lineup and produced 201 rushing yards.

This is the sixth time in his career that Bell has rushed for over 200 yards. This outstanding performance also put Bell over the 4,000 yard mark for his collegiate career. He is only the third Sycamore ever to get past this mark and the ninth from the MVFC. Bell only needs 228 yards on the ground to become the all time rusher in Sycamore’s history. His 4,108 rushing yards puts him third on the Sycamore alltime list.

Along with Bell returning to the

Quarterback Matt Adam carries the ball during a matchup at home earlier this season. The Sycamores are set to take on the Youngstown University Penguins this weekend in the homecoming bout at Memorial Stadium (Photo by Drew Canavan).

gridiron, sophomore defensive lineman Connor Underwood had a ten-tackles performance against Tennessee Tech.

Underwood, and was responsible for five tackles resulting in Tennessee losing 36 yards. He slowed their offenses with three-and-a-half quarterback sacks.

Eyes will be on junior quarterback Mike Perish from his record-breaking performance during ISU game against Quincy University. Along with the

Sycamores scoring 70 points, which hasn’t been done since 1925, Perish broke the previous passing record in a single game, which was 396 yards to 433. The team’s total offensive of 671 yards was short four yards of surpassing the record.

Lastly, junior punt kicker Tanner Fritschle went for a perfect game against Quincy with 10 for 10 field goals.

The Sycamores will have to start fast.

The Sycamores will want to establish their

run game early against the Penguins. The only loss that the Penguins have had this season came at the hands of a Michigan State team that was able to exploit a slow start by the Penguins. The Sycamores will also need a stout defensive effort to keep the Penguins at bay.

A win would mark their third conference opening victory in the past five seasons.

Saturday kickoff is at 3:05 p.m.

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Alumni announced for distinguished award ISU Communications and Marketing Staff The Indiana State University Alumni Association has selected four individuals to receive its Distinguished Alumni Award for 2013.

This year’s recipients are Craig McKee, an attorney and federal magistrate judge; George Pillow, president and chief executive officer of Pillow Logistics in Indianapolis; Danny Tanoos, superintendent of the Vigo County School Corporation; and Sara Rich Wheeler, national dean of nursing academic affairs and regional dean of nursing for Education Affiliates nursing division “These four individuals have excelled in their careers, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to honor them with this prestigious award,” said Rex Kendall, Alumni Association director.

Established in 1957, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes graduates who have made significant contributions to their community, state or nation while continuing a connection with the university and/or Alumni Association after leaving campus. This year’s recipients will be recognized during Indiana State’s Homecoming celebration Oct. 4-5.

McKee, a 1979 graduate of Indiana State with a degree in speech communication and journalism, holds a law degree from Indiana University. He has practiced law in his home town of Terre Haute since 1985, focusing in litigation, health care and mediation. He also serves as a part-

time federal magistrate judge handling preliminary criminal proceedings for the court’s nine-county Terre Haute division. McKee has served as president of the Terre Haute Rotary Club, United Way of the Wabash Valley, Greater Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and Terre Haute Bar Association. He has served on various non-profit boards, including the ISU Foundation, and has been an Indiana Historical Society board member since 2010. He was the first person from outside greater Washington, D.C. to serve as president of the Washington National Cathedral Association and is a serving officer in the Most Venerable Order of St. John, a British Order of Chivalry.

Pillow heads one of the four largest independent courier companies in Indiana, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. A basketball standout at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and at Indiana State, Pillow is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame. Following his 1971 graduation from Indiana State, Pillow served as a senior account manager for Xerox, then as a cabinet member for former Indiana Gov. Robert Orr. Pillow has served as a trustee of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis Economic Development Commission and Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Executive Committee. He CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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served with the committee that landed the NCAA headquarters for Indianapolis, on former Gov. Mitch Daniels’ transition team, member of the state’s Interstate 69 Committee; assistant executive coordinator for the Circle City Classic, Columbia Club Board of Directors and ISU Board of Trustees.

Tanoos earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1979 and has since completed a master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction; an educational specialist degree; and an administrative certificate, all from Indiana State. He has served Indiana’s sixth largest school system as a classroom teacher, elementary and middle school principal and, since 1998, superintendent.

He has served on the Indiana State Board of Education, the Indiana Education Roundtable and on several local, state and national educational, non-profit and governmental panels, including a governor’s appointment to the Study Committee on Alternative Education.

He founded Vigo County’s first school/ business partnership. Tanoos has received numerous professional and community honors, including district superintendent

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and principal of the year awards, an Indiana Department of Education award for integration of students with special needs, NAACP Leadership Award and Indiana Black Expo Community Appreciation Award.

Wheeler, who completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Indiana State in 1970, is co-founder of Resolve through Sharing, a program for families that have experienced loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. She has conducted groundbreaking research in understanding the responses and needs of women experiencing miscarriage. During her 43 years as a professional nurse, she has worked as a staff nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator, dean of nursing and national dean of nursing. While at Gunderssen-Lutheran Hosptial in LaCrosse, Wis., she developed a network of support and education for physicians and nurses who cared for childbearing families and received the 1982 March of Dimes Maternal Nurse of the Year Award for her efforts to improve the standard of care for babies and their families in Wisconsin. For 33 years, Wheeler has been involved in the education of nurses.

Her research in that area has focused on the impact of test anxiety on student

Board of Trustees member and ISU alumnus George Pillow is one of four who will be honored this weekend (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

success. on Oct. 4 and on Oct. 5 in the Blue and The recipients will be honored at a White Parade and at halftime of the ISU Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony football game.

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Statesman editorial Be a homecoming hero: stand tall this year, Sycamores Indiana State isn’t the biggest school.

Nor is it the one with the most bravado, the biggest parties, the best sports or the most illustrious graduates.

Students, you may agree that throughout your time at ISU, you’ll say goodbye to close to, if not more than, half of the people you meet due to the low retention rate.

But for those of us who stay the course and graduate, we’ll agree, there’s no place we’d rather be.

With homecoming here, we are seeing blue and white on everything from the Hulman Memorial Student Union to the individual classrooms.

Everything has become about school pride, and rightly so.

To those who would say that ISU is not on par with colleges such as Indiana University, Purdue, Butler or IUPUI, we offer this.

Graduates of Indiana State University leave with résumés that are stacked tight with effort and accomplishments. One of the greatest things about ISU is the students’ initiatives.

Each year, the population pushes the school’s level of accomplishment one step further.

Events that have become commonplace in the students’ lives were founded by our alumni. Most of the events we know as part of the homecoming season were actually created by students, at one point in time: the trike and tandem races, Sycamore Sync and The Walk were all originally introduced by a fellow Sycamore years ago.

Even more than the homecoming festivities, events like the Once in a Blue Moon activity series, Rec Fest and Student Health Fair all were student designed.

We are encouraged from the moment we walk on to campus to take full advantage of the opportunities available to us as students.

The school motto says, “ISU, More from Day One.” And we would defend that it is true.

We are not given a reputation of success simply by attending our school. We fight

All across campus, students can be seen actively protesting discrimination, hate and violence.

Our student organizations are equally strong and we should be proud of our Greek community, Union Board and Residence Hall Association - groups that bring the campus together to do amazing things. We hold beauty contests

for it, tooth and nail.

Donating the most community service hours in not just the state, but the country; interning all across the globe, from Memphis to Tokyo; undergraduates participating in national and professional conferences; alumni going off to become senators, actors, prolific scholars and CEOs of major corporations; these are just a few of the things that we, as Sycamores, accomplish every year.

for both Sycamore ladies and female impersonators.

We do things no one else will.

When we hear someone bashing on our own school, calling it “weak,” “lame,” or “pathetic,” we can’t help but cringe.

Stay here long enough, and you will see incredible things happen as well as meet some impressive people. Our school offers us so much.

If you feel as though your academic

program isn’t giving you enough of a proper education, that is one thing. But do not claim that we “don’t ever do anything.”

According to theundercoverrecruiter. com, an advice blog where employers are encouraged to offer advice for job applicants, the top seven things that a recruiter looks for in an interview are as follows: 1. intelligence, 2. leadership, 3. integrity, 4. likability, 5. communication skills, 6. courage and 7. is inner strength.

Out of the top five, two can be acquired by working with an on-campus group.

With so many possibilities all across the university, it is hard to find a decent excuse as to why one should not or cannot do something.

Organizations range from the big names, such as Union Board and Student Government Association to some of the lesser-known groups such as the Anime Club, SPECTRUM (formally the Graduate Student Association), the Knitwits Needle Club and Terre Haute Riders. There are more than 100 student organizations on this campus and even more jobs available to student workers.

So as the homecoming weekend approaches, grab your blue and white tees, paint your face, and if you’re old enough, get prepped for the walk.

As we move forward, our university grows. It becomes stronger with each passing day, because we as the students are doing more, pushing harder, moving faster.

Stand proud on Saturday, fellow Sycamores.

We’re a part of a very old and powerful tradition. And let no one say we haven’t earned every stripe we bear.

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How to say “I’ve had enough” The big question at Indiana State right now is, “to walk or not to walk.”

The Walk is a school tradition that is known among many students.

This tradition is an event that is purportedly linked to school spirit, but let’s be honest. It’s an excuse to drink a lot Columnist during homecoming.

Is this something that we should promote? Personally, I don’t think so.

Students should focus more on the cheering at the football game or dressing up for the homecoming weekend.

However, others who may not be sports fans lean toward The Walk, which traditionally starts at Seventh and Elm, in a building more than 100 years old.

There are a total of nine bars— not including the stands and local

Madison Quick

restaurants—to hit, ending with Speak Easy Lounge, a local hot spot.

The question I am asking students is, “Do we need to get drunk to have fun on The Walk?” Everyone has his or her own opinion but I feel that you can participate in The Walk and not get plastered.

Many of the bars, like The Terminal and Sonka’s Irish Pub, have atmospheres made for all the students to relax and hang out with friends. These bars also serve great food that stands out compared to other restaurants in the area.

Having too much to drink on The Walk could ruin the whole experience for you, and for others who choose not to drink.

Also, drinking too much could affect you before the game. The tailgating that happens before the game comes after The Walk, but those who couldn’t make it past the bars will miss out on those memories.

Homecoming week has many fun activities with school spirit support around every corner.

So if you don’t participate in The Walk, don’t worry. You have plenty of other

options. If you do choose to go on The Walk, make sure to always have a safety plan for yourself and your group.

Having a designated driver in your group is something that also can help you later on, especially if you are the one who won’t be making it to the game.

It can give you a sense of safety, knowing someone has your back. So even if you make bad decisions, you have someone who can make the right ones instead.

This also means that the designated driver will need a payback in the future. Don’t leave your friend hanging; offer one night to be a designated driver.

Of course there are arrangements made for those who can’t make it

and need to go home, but do you really want to be one of these people?

Have a few drinks with friends, have a good time, make it to the stadium to tailgate and scream your butt off at the game.

But make it there.

Don’t let the The Walk keep you from enjoying the rest of what the weekend has to offer.

ISU Greeks: It’s all in the organization BEN RAMSEIER Columnist It’s that time of the year again.

Conversations of parade floats, Sycamore Sync, and The Walk T-shirt orders are at an all-time high. Some may believe that conversations are merely the height of this excitement because they can’t participate in homecoming, like Greeks can. We can’t let this perception get in the way of one of the pinnacle moments in a college student’s social career. Some may have the perception that homecoming is Greek dominated by the barrier of exclusion.

The truth is, they just do it better.

Homecoming is open to all interested parties. Dorms make their own floats for the parade. Residential Assistants and Air Force ROTC have their own Trike teams; Residential Life even participated in Sync last year. Even faculty has its own float for this year’s homecoming parade. All of these organizations are non-Greek and are still able to participate in homecoming activities. So, why do we rarely hear of this

opportunity for participation?

First off, organizations that want to get more involved in ISU Homecoming need the numbers to do so. In comparison to most Greek chapters, some organizations may not have enough willing participants to fill the needed amount. Promotion is always a struggle, to influence someone to make a voluntary investment that could replace his or her free time. They want to know it’s worth it.

You may argue that dorms and Resident Assistants have numbers, so how come they don’t get the “street cred” like Greeks do?

Residential Life should have more resources, because with a quantitative advantage comes diverse ideas that may not have been brought to the table before.

The distinguishing factors here are two key words: willingness and experience.

Greeks have been doing Trike, Sync and floats longer and have a better system

than most organizations. This experience obviously carries into performance.

Just because you have a larger crowd to choose from doesn’t mean anything if no one in that crowd is willing to participate.

What would make a student actually desire to participate in homecoming, so that they are more than just willing?

Bragging rights.

That’s the main advantage Greeks have over non-Greek organizations.

Greek life has a point system made for competition amongst them. If a chapter gets 25 percent of their members to the blood drive, then they get a certain

amount of points.

They receive points on how well they do on their poster, float, Sync and standings in Trike.

They strive to do better than others simply because they are stakeholders in this week long event. Nothing helps the process of improvement and perfection with such natural, compelling force like competition.

The idea of “Go Greek or Go Home” can go away.

Students can go Greek or show initiative to bring more organization to existing non-Greek groups for improvement.

Or they can bring an entirely new organization to existence that students willingly will want to be involved in— one with a perceived “cool” factor.

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Former provost of 10 years selected as Grand Marshal DIJONNA’E MORGAN Reporter C. Jack Maynard, Indiana State’s former provost for 10 years, will join Sycamore students and staff for the annual Blue and White Homecoming Parade down Wabash Avenue as Grand Marshal on Saturday.

Maynard said he is proud to take the position.

“I am honored to have been selected,” Maynard said. “It was not expected. I served as provost for 10 years and had a great time. I am pleased that the students and committee felt that I was worthy of the selection.”

After going through a long process of choosing the best candidate for Grand Marshal, the Homecoming committee — consisting of students, an alumni member, staff members, current student leaders and an individual from the alumni office — eventually came to a unanimous decision.

“So far, between this year and last, we had a lot more entries,” said Sabrina Beatty, who is a member of the homecoming committee. “I feel like it reached out more, getting the community more involved.

We had over 133 entrees with 30 students working on it.”

The committee chose C. Jack Maynard as the best candidate for the task ahead.

“For me, he’s been a role model for the staff and students. He was a provost of the university since 2003 and before that

Former Indiana State Provost C. Jack Maynard, who retired in June, will lead the Blue and White Parade Saturday (Photo by Drew Canavan).

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Homecoming parade to float down Wabash on Saturday

ZHANE’ PICA Reporter

“Destination Blue, Back to ISU” is the theme of ISU’s Blue and White Parade this year.

Participants were asked to use their creativity and imagination by planning a road trip from their favorite location back to ISU, showing their Sycamore pride, according to the ISU website.

Freda Luers, the advisor of the student Homecoming committee, said the committee will share a float in the parade.

“We are the last entry in the parade and our responsibility is to say thank you to the parade spectators,” Luers said.

Also participating in the parade is Miss Indiana State University Kyla Eubank a senior textiles and apparel merchandising major. Serving as an ambassador for the university is one of Eubank’s roles to represent the university at events — the parade being the perfect opportunity.

“In addition, it gives the Miss Indiana State University Scholarship Pageant a boost in publicity,” Luers said.

Sophomore accounting major Amanda Victor, who is the Alpha Omicron Pi ISU Homecoming Chairman, said she is enthused about the homecoming parade this year.

“We wanted to be able to incorporate our theme, which is Broadway,” Victor said. “It was a very important aspect for us.”

Several different aspirations were taken into perspective to create the Homecoming floats of Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Alpha Order.

The two organizations were inspired to use cardinal red from Alpha Omicron Pi and old gold from Kappa Alpha Order.

Putting in long hours for the past two weeks, their float is still a work in progress but they look forward to showing off their floats in the parade on Saturday.

Float expenses and investments vary from group to group. If the float theme is changed from year to year, it can be more expensive, but if supplies are reused and themes are kept the same, money can be saved, Luers said.

Many students groups on campus, as well as community organizations and businesses, participate in the parade and begin creating their float designs in advance.

Luers said that it was hard to say how long each float took to actually put together and that it all depended on how elaborate the design was.

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he was in the college of education as a faculty member then dean,” said Freda Luers, the associate director of Union Board.

“When he was in that role he made a significant contribution to the university,” she said.

“For me, he’s been a role model for the staff and students ... he bleeds blue, he really loves the students here.”

Freda Luers, associate director of Union Board, Homecoming commitee advisor The Grand Marshal must be dedicated and provide quality service to students and also be well-liked and respected by others. He or she must also have a positive influence and, most importantly, be connected with the ISU community.

Luers said Maynard met all of these requirements.

“He bleeds blue, he really loves the students here,” Luers said. “He’s a great guy.”

Though he recently stepped down from a high-ranking position within the university, Maynard said had no interest in leaving the side of those to whom he dedicated his time and life for 10 years.

“I hope my selection reaffirms the importance on homecoming to the ISU community,” Maynard said.

Maynard said he is thrilled to be a part of such an anticipated event that many come out for each year.

It will be an adjustment for him this year to sit at the front of the parade line rather than watching it from the sides, but it’s an adjustment he believes he can handle.

“I know it will be a success. The parade, Tent City, a great football team and a great game, The Walk, in moderation and the awards program will ensure a great homecoming weekend,” Maynard said.

“I hope all current students, alumn, and friends of the university show up and have a great time.”

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Briefs SoberRide gives a lift to Walk participants A shuttle service will be available again this year to students who want to go on The Walk.

SoberRide, a service entering its third year of operation with Homecoming 2013, is providing free transportation to the entire campus area.

SoberRide will have two 20-passenger buses providing safe rides on Saturday.

Service will run 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Indiana State students who are worried about driving themselves or riding in a car with another driver who may be intoxicated can go to marked stops along Wabash Avenue to board the shuttle.

Students will need to show their ISU ID card to utilize the service.

The shuttle is designed to give a safe, one-way ride home for students within Terre Haute. “The service is not a shuttle service to bars and parties,” according to Indiana State’s website.

Students are limited to one one-way

ride per night.

Designated Walkers will also be on hand again to assist those partaking in the festivities. They are students who volunteer to keep an eye on participants to ensure their safety as they walk from campus to the football stadium. Designated walkers will call taxi cabs for intoxicated students, make sure students are staying out the of street and help students know when they have had too much to drink.

Drop off locations include: • 11th and Spruce Street (Sycamore Apartments) • 6 1/2 and Elm Street (University Village) • Fifth Street through campus (Lincoln Quad) • Fifth Street through campus (Lot 11) • Fifth Street (Lot 9, Hines, Jones and Sandison)

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Destination Blue: Indiana State pride from then to now

Above: During the Homecoming Kickoff Monday, fans etched messages of support on pathways around Dede Plaza. Below: Indiana State’s student cheering section, ‘The Forest’, gathers to celebrate ISU’s victory over Quincy (Photos by Drew Canavan).

Right: A member from the spirit squad flies the Sycamore flag in between plays Above: Ladies from the Spirit Squad keep the crowd pumped from the sidelines Below: Residents in Erikson Hall plaster their walls with Sycamore pride, as part of this week’s “Hanging of the Blue” contest (Photos by Drew Canavan and Kira Clouse).

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Homecoming tricycle derby set for this afternoon TAMERA RHODES News Editor The Trike Race is an athletic event students have participated in during the Homecoming Week tradition for 51 years, but an alumni race is in the works, said David Stowe, associate director of the Student Recreation Center and coordinator for the Trike Race.

“We are looking at a cycle of having the alumni race take place every three years or so,” Stowe said.

Stowe said the race has seen an increase in participation, partly due to the university’s support.

“They have provided trikes for organizations to use if they’re interested, but that wasn’t always the case,” he said.

He said up until a few years ago, teams usually were affiliated only with residence halls, fraternities and sororities but now some independent teams and other campus organizations have gained an interest in the competition.

“The university has gone out of their way to make sure that if an organization

wants to have a Trike, it’s going to be made available to them,” Stowe said. “There’s a rental fee, but at least we do all the labor and the production line of making the trikes.”

The trikes can’t be purchased on the Internet, he said.

In the past an organization already had one or they had to build it themselves to participate.

“You can buy the parts, but the actually assembly of the bike has to take place onsite, so it’s around a $600 to $800 initial capital expense to actually put together a trike,” Stowe said.

Teams compete in the qualifying event to determine what position they will take in the pit and how they qualify in the race, Stowe said.

The actual race takes place today with females completing 30 straight laps and men completing 42.

He said the idea is for all six riders to complete one lap each. The teams with the fastest total timse will be the first, second and third place winners.

Penalties can be issued to a team if a are one second penalty because it’s a timed member tips over a cone, a teamember event, Stowe said.

But on the day of the race, he said the doesn’t have control of their bike and it falls over or if the bike actually starts language changes from time to what’s called a ‘stop and go,’ which is given every time one lap is made around the track by member.

“For the top teams, [the penalty] a team When a team member comes in, they could make or break who’s going switch to the next rider. If a penalty is to get first or second because given, the team member must come to the amount of penalties that a complete stop before they can proceed the next lap. a team can accrue can make a with Stowe said a penalty could end up being difference.” two seconds on race day, so it’s really important teams understand them and good, solid exchanges in the pits David Stowe, associate director of make which is where penalties generally take the Student Recreation Center and place. coordinator for the Trike Race “For the top teams, [the penalty] could make or break who’s going to get first or second, because the amount of penalties going into another team competitor’s that a team can accrue can make a area or zone in the process of bringing in difference,” he said. their bike during the exchange with their teammate.

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“So, if you have two teams in the lead lap and the other team got a one or two second penalty and they were held up coming around it could make all the

“This is an athletic event. It is not something people just show up and do. So it takes a lot of effort to be in this race, to compete in the race, let alone to win the race.”

President Daniel J. Bradley difference in the world.”

ISU President Daniel J. Bradley said the event has survived through the years because students continue to want to participate in it and they take it seriously.

“The fact that people still want to do it, there’s a lot of competition . . . people take it seriously,” he said.

And he said the training for the event is rigid, as well.

“This is an athletic event, it is not something people just show up and do,” he said. “So, it takes a lot of effort to be in this race, to complete the race, let alone to win the race.”

Stowe said the policy in training for the event includes individual team members attending at least 50 percent of the scheduled practices, as well as, men’s and women’s formal team practices to average nearly 90 minutes per day from Monday through Thursday, starting with the second week of classes.

Indiana State first lady Cheri Bradley said the Trike Race is a tradition worth keeping.

“I think that there are traditions that are worth saving and this is that tradition,” she said. “It brings in the young people that are here now, it brings back the alumni who remember when and it forms a really strong community bond.”

The Trike Race is scheduled to take place at the Recreation East beginning 4 p.m. today.

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WE’VE GOT SPIRIT, DOYOU? Indiana State’s Spirit Squad showcases routines this season that demonstrate team’s stronger abilities TAMERA RHODES News Editor Indiana State’s Spirit Squad is a major player in the homecoming tradition despite a slowed start to the season, the team has sized up and worked full circle for this year’s performances.

Tamara Schaffer, the ISU spirit squad coach, is confident in this year’s teams and abilities for their homecoming performances, especially now that the squad has with more male members than ever before during her career at Indiana State University.

At the beginning of the fall semester, the Spirit Squad only had four males on the team, but now with seven, the team’s capabilities have increased.

“I am very excited we have such strong teams this year; the strongest teams that I have ever fielded here at ISU,” Schaffer said.

She said the team has “flirted” with seven males in the past, but those males didn’t always have

Above: A member of the Spirit Squad balances on the shoulders of her, including some males that are new additions to the team. Right: Members of the Spirit Squad are proud to be performing at the Homecoming game on Saturday (Photos by Bob Rhodes).

cheer, dance or tumbling experience like this year’s team does.

“Our new guys that have just been on our team two weeks are doing stunts that I have guys at the end of the season a couple of years ago weren’t able to do,” Schaffer said.

This year the team has pumped up the energy and has not only participated more in the Homecoming Week events, they have also reworked and turned up their routines a notch or two, she said.

“For the first time this year, we’ve got a real cheer routine that we’ve put together demonstrating some of the team’s higher abilities,” she said.

Schaffer said the opportunity was new to the Spirit Squad, but she credits it to the strength of this year’s team.

“We’ve never done that before, but then we’ve never had this team before,” she said.

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The team takes a break from practice to show their spirit (Photo by Bob Rhodes).

The dance team went to a private dance camp over the summer to enhance their skills, and will demonstrate some of those skills in the homecoming events including their performance on gameday with the band, she said.

“The dance team was asked by the new band director to perform with the band this year at the homecoming game, and they were thrilled to be able to dance,” Schaffer said.

Dance member Swapna Namburi, a junior insurance and risk management major, said the team has managed the increased workload well and they have also worked smoothly with the band.

“We have been communicating back and forth with the band … there was an instance where the music was too fast for the dance team, so they slowed it down a little,” Namburi said.

For some, homecoming this year is about new beginnings, but for a few others it’s all about the ending.

Senior cheerleader Katy Balch, operations and supply chain management major, said her graduation and the team’s skills have encouraged her to help the team perform their best.

“I think because we have a lot more

talent this year, we’re working really hard to showcase our abilities,” Balch said.

She said though she is sad it is the end of her cheer career at Indiana State, it won’t stop her from returning in the audience next year.

“It’s bittersweet, I am excited to come back as an alumni and see homecoming from the opposite view,” she said. “But it’s definitely really sad being a senior and knowing it’s my last year to have this experience ever again.”

There are many people involved in the success of the hwomecoming football game, and Sycamore Sam said the fans are also main players.

Sam said the fans and “The Forest” are good crews to have around during athletic events.

“It gives us more confidence having them week in and week out,” Sam said.

Schaffer said the whole Spirit Squad is well prepared to keep the fans pumped during this year’s homecoming game.

“It’s really best foot forward at homecoming,” she said. “Because all of those people who have been a part of this university really feel a part of these teams and want to make sure that this is a good representation.”

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Sycamore Sammies to keep sports fans fed NKENGE HUMPHRIES Reporter Sycamore Sammies a new food truck service at Indiana State University, will be serving up snacks to fans at Saturday’s Homecoming game.

Sycamore Sammies is getting ready for major events in the near future, including Homecoming this Saturday.

Though Sycamore Sammies is fairly new and it has already made a presence at home football games.

Dana Babel, Sodexo district manager, came up with the idea of Sycamore Sammies, but she claims she couldn’t have done it without the help of the Sodexo team.

“The inspiration behind Sycamore Sammies was not only our mascot [Sycamore Sam], but also Sammies is another way of saying sandwiches ‘as Rachel Ray would call them’,” Babel said.

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The Sycamore Sammies food truck service will be available at the starting point of the ISU Homecoming parade and at the game at Memorial Stadium Saturday. It will also make an appearance at all ISU football home games (Submitted photo).

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Another addition to the Sycamore Sammies image is the T-shirts that staff members wear.

Sometimes the Sycamore Sammies Staff have free T-shirts for Sycamore Sam to shoot out to the crowd with his T-shirt gun.

Students are encouraged to wear these at any time, especially during game season.

“The inspiration behind the T-shirts was the cut-out image of ‘The Forest,” said Babel, “and we will be having more T-shirt giveaways during Homecoming.”

Babel was not only creative with the image and design of Sycamore Sammies, but she also had the freedom to be creative with her entrées.

“It’s convenient that students will be able to use their Commons Cash for something quick and on the go, and I’m looking forward to the s’mores on Homecoming because I like my chocolate.”

Kaylynn Sigler, freshman aviation management major “Even though the Sycamore Sammies Truck Service is in infancy, we have a variety in sliders like All-American Cheeseburger and Chipotle Jalapeno, as well as Macaroni and Cheese, like the

Loaded Mac with bacon, cheddar cheese and sour cream, lastly, we’re serving s’mores,” Babel said.

There’s even a breakfast portion of the Sycamores Sammies entrée that will be served on Homecoming morning and following mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. serving biscuits and gravy, coffee, hot chocolate and donuts.

Not only that, but students will be able to use their Commons Cash to purchase any of the entrées of their choice.

Lindsey Mitchell, area marketing coordinator with Sodexo, said the advertisement process that is being planned for Sycamore Sammies include free food for students.

“We have been doing samplings in the Commons for students to try and help spread the word on Sycamore Sammies, and there will be more to come in the near future,” Mitchell said.

Along with samplings, Mitchell said that when Sycamore Sammies truly establishes itself, they will create their own Facebok fan page, as well as a Twitter account for students and others to follow and keep up with updates.

One student in particular, Kaylynn Sigler, a freshman aviation management major, is excited about the Sycamore Sammies launch.

Sigler believes having a food truck on campus would be convenient. Having food on the road suits her best.

“It’s convenient that students will be able to us their commons cash for the something quick and on the go,” Sigler said. “And I’m looking forward to the s’mores on Homecoming because I like my chocolate.”

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Homecoming committee puts in months of preparation DENISE SMITH Reporter Students, staff and faculty are working hard to make the 2013 ISU homecoming a success.

However, behind the magic of Homecoming is the backstage crew, who take care of the mechanics of the show.

The homecoming committee is the brains of the festivities, which include the Blue and White Parade, the Torchlight Parade and pep rally, the homecoming dance, the tricycle derby and Sycamore Sync, a competition to see which group of students has the best lip-syncing skills.

“I really want to see the success of the Blue and White Parade, bright faces and all Sycamores safely promoting ISU.” Erin Sluyter, student homecoming committee member All this would not be possible without the committee putting in their best efforts, said Freda Luers, associate director of Union Board at ISU and the student Homecoming committee advisor.

Students who are interested in helping join the committee the previous spring to plan early for the next year’s Homecoming, Luers said.

Not only do they work throughout the spring semester, but they also continue

to plan during the summer and the beginning of the fall semester.

The new committee members learn about the homecoming plans and their jobs and they also have to learn the history and traditions to understand the importance of this historic event, Luers said.

Luers said this is the 97th year that the homecoming tradition has continued on campus.

“I have great experiences with ups and downs with homecoming,” Luers said.

She said she has spent 10 years helping to organize ISU’s homecoming, making sure each year is just as great as the last.

She added that the students who have committed themselves to this project comprise a wide range of underclassmen to upperclassmen.

The committee was built to diversify and strengthen the bonds between members and bring some different ideas to the table, Luers said.

Even the community and alumni contribute their efforts to help with Homecoming, which brings in visitors, friends and many more alumni, benefitting the community of Terre Haute as a result.

“We are well prepared this year,” Luers said. “The only problem we might have is not being able to control the weather.”

Living in Terre Haute as a child, sophomore biology major Erin Sluyter said she loved the annual Blue and White Parade and always dreamed that she could be a part of it.

She also expressed her joy about being a Sycamore and making a difference on campus.

Freda Luers, the faculty advisor of the ISU homecoming committee, has organized the event for 10 years (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).

“Homecoming is special to me,” Sluyter, who is also a member of the student Homecoming committee, said.

“We are pretty much prepared and organized for homecoming and the other events,” Sluyter said.

Sluyter said that when students begin work on the student committee, they first must learn the history of ISU’s homecoming by looking at pictures and scrapbooks from the Cunningham Memorial Library’s archives.

According to the archives, the original colors of ISU were salmon pink and white and traditions included events like a

greased pole climbing contest on the football field — proof of how much the homecoming tradition has changed and evolved over the years.

Sluyter said her job this year is to help make sure every organization is in the right place for the parade.

She will also have the honor of living her dream by participating in the parade, inspiring younger generations with Sycamore pride, she said.

“I really want to see the success of the Blue and White Parade, bright faces and all Sycamores safely promoting ISU,” Sluyter said.

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Homecoming theme inspired by returning students

AMANDA MARSH Assistant Features Editor

Indiana State plans to wow the community with this year’s homecoming theme: “Destination Blue, Back to ISU!” This Homecoming theme was inspired by a member of the Homecoming committee, who suggested a road trip theme and coming back home to Indiana State.

Each member contributed ideas toward the best theme back in March and narrowed it down each month to this one.

“It just made sense to have the theme represent what actual people do when they go away for the summer and then come back in the fall,” said Natalie Rodenhouse, a senior mathematics major and Homecoming coordinator.

There are many events this week to get ready for homecoming, each of which incorporates the Homecoming theme.

During kick off and Spirit Day, members gave out blue and white items, along with mini travel games which can be played in the car. During Sycamore Sync, each song

the fraternity or sorority picked had to do with a city of their choice, as well as one song about ISU. The Torchlight Parade and Pep Rally took place on Wednesday starting at 7:30 p.m.

“The great thing about this year’s Homecoming is that it revolves around bringing that good old school spirit back to ISU.” Jules Hampton, a senior mathematics major and student Homecoming committee member

Jules Hampton, a senior mathematics major and committee member, said the parade started out at the fountain, where student organization presidents, university officials and fraternity and

sorority presidents carried torches around campus to each dorm, leading to the Pep Rally.

During the pep rally, President Daniel J. Bradley, the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students spoke.

Lastly, the football coach and team spoke to get students ready for Homecoming.

“This year’s theme is different from our usual themes because it has more to do with the student body’s vacationing and traveling experience and less with the history of the school,” said Taylor Edge, a dietetics major and member of the homecoming committee.

The Homecoming committee is in charge of organizing the events as well as choosing the theme each year. They usually hold hiring in January and then begin meetings in February to start planning.

They get different organizations around town involved in order to help funding.

Starting early is necessary in order to determine which organizations want to participate each year.

“I like this year’s theme because it allows students to show off what they’ve done for breaks,” Edge said.

Last year’s theme was the 50th annual trike race. The committee said last year’s theme was easier to come up with than this one because they had to be more creative.

“This has been something that Homecoming has been working on over the years. It is very relevant because the school is increasing the student body, so what better way than to tie everything to ISU Sycamores?” Hampton sad.

If a student is interested in joining the Homecoming committee to help decide next year’s theme and organize various events, they should fill out an application at the Hulman Memorial Student Union and contact Freda Luers, the associate director of Union Board, for an interview.

“The great thing about this year’s Homecoming is that this theme, in my opinion, revolves around bringing that good old school spirit back to ISU,” Hampton said.

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Annual Torch Light Parade lights the way for spirit

The Indiana State community gathered for the traditional Torchlight Parade Wednesday. Members from the ISU Marching Band, Spirit Squad and several organizations, traveled with students around campus to spread school spirit.

Above and below: Sorority members guide with crowd past residential halls, their torches lighting the way. Right: The ISU Marching Band and Sparkettes prepare to lead students in a cheer (Photos by Mutaz Albar).